Rules Governing Ship Building
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Rules Governing Ship Building
Description
For foreign vessels, the purchase of arms and munitions to be shipped elsewhere for arming vessels is admissible, but modifying or building a ship of war isinadmissible due to U.S. state of neutrality.
short description
Rules Governing Ship Building
year created
1793
month created
08
day created
05
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in publication
in image
notable person/group
Henry Lee
Henry Knox
belligerent power
notable location
War Department
port
Fredericksburg
notable item/thing
ship
arms
munition
rules
arming and equipping
vessel
war
unlawful
mere purchasing
implements
munition
shipping them
cargo
constructing a vessel for war
port holes
mounting of cannon
cannon
notable idea/issue
arming ships
war ships
rules
neutrality
document number
1793080500401
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | LBG07 (3 pages) | Collection: Executive Papers, Office of Governors Letters | B: 80, (Henry Lee) |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Calendar of Virginia State Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Lee | [unknown] | [n/a] |